LONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - British broadband providerTalkTalk is in negotiations to buy grocer Tesco's loss-making video-streaming service Blinkbox to bolsterits TV business, the Financial Times said on Monday.
Blinkbox, acquired by the supermarket chain in 2011 toprovide Netflix-type movie, TV and music streaming, had beenearmarked for sale or closure by Tesco Chief Executive DaveLewis, a source familiar with the matter said inOctober.
Analysts expect Lewis to announce the disposal of non-coreassets on Jan. 8, when he is due to outline his strategy forreviving the fortunes of Britain's biggest grocer.
Vodafone had also looked at Blinkbox, which analystssay could be worth about 14 million pounds ($22 million),according to previous reports.
TalkTalk and Tesco declined to comment.($1 = 0.6444 pounds) (Reporting by Paul Sandle; Editing by David Goodman)
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